Rumor: Apple to Release Two iPads in January

According to Digitmes, Apple is coming out with two new tablets next month.

Drop everything. There's another iPad rumor. According to Digitmes, Apple will unveil not one, but two new iPads next month.

Citing "sources and supply chain partners," Digitimes said the two devices will be revealed next month at iWorld, an annual Apple expo. The site, a frequent Apple rumor monger, said the new tablets will target mid-range and high-end price segments, leaving the iPad 2 to compete with the Kindle Fire in the "price-sensitive market segment."

It also alleged that both new iPads will feature 9.7-inch, high-res 1,536-by-2,048 pixel displays, with panels supplied mostly from Sharp, as well as some from Samsung and LG. However, previous reports have indicated that Apple will produce a 7.85-inch iPad.

Apple will reportedly kick up the processing speed for these next iPads, adding quad-core A6 processors, Digitimes said.

Much like the iPhone 4S, the duo of new iPads will supposedly get upgraded cameras. Digtimes alleged that one will have a 5-megapixel camera from Samsung and another will have an 8-megapixel lens supplied by Sony.

We've entered a post-iPhone news cycle, when iPad rumors are surfacing with full force. But Digitimes reports should be taken with a grain of salt. For example, last spring it was often reported that Apple would release two models of the iPhone, and sure enough, in October, only one iPhone appeared.

Leslie Horn joined the PCMag team as a news reporter in the fall of 2010. She covers a wide range of topics from digital media to the latest Apple rumor. After graduating with a degree in Magazine Journalism from the University of Missouri, she wrote for Out & About, a travel guide in coastal Maine. One of her favorite reporting experiences was covering the 2008 Olympics from Beijing. She travels every chance she gets, and recently spent time backpacking along the coast of Brazil. Though she...
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